One of two breeds* making their debut the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show next month is the Nederlandse Kooike...
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Rocky, the Mascot (and a word about his breed)
Since the 1930s, Bulldogs named, “Rocky” have been the mascot of the University of North Carolina/Asheville....
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“Don’t Look at Me in that Tone of Voice”
We begin with a few “choice” quotes: • “Why, that dog is practically a Phi Beta Kappa. She can sit up an...
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This Coat Belongs To a (drumroll……)
You’re looking at the coat of a Wetterhoun. This breed is most in its element when digging holes, splashing around...
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Deerhounds in Africa
Giving a dog as a gift is rarely a good idea, let alone two Scottish Deerhounds, but that is what Karen got as a wedding...
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Saint Bernards Still Can’t Fly…
Not long ago, we shared with you a marvelous commercial for REGA, the Swiss air rescue service. In it, a Saint Bernard...
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“Daeargi Cymraeg,” But You Call Him Welsh Terrier
In its native Wales, the Welsh Terrier was referred to as “Daeargi,” which means “dog,” though b...
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Flying In/Out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport? Lucky You!
If you have the good fortune to be flying in or out of North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport (...
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Terms that Befuddle or Enlighten: “Fill” versus “Filled-In”
If you are not a word smith, dog geek, or someone who appreciates nuance, we might suggest that you not read past the po...
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Dog Names by Breed?
If you own a dog of a Japanese breed, is his or her name, “Momo?” How about, “Choco?” Maybe it&#...
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Ladies: Longer than the Boys
Occasionally (and almost always when we don’t have a definitive answer for a question), we’ll write somethin...
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Dogs
We first saw actress, Rachel Brosnahan, portray a call girl in the first, second, and third seasons of the political th...
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From Pet to War Hero: Gander, the Newfoundland
The Hayden family had named their Newfoundland, Pal,” and perhaps because they lived in Gander, Newfoundland, the...
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A Basset in Budapest
The TV detective series, Columbo, can now only been seen as reruns or on You Tube, and because of the Basset Hound who ...
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Amber Eyes
If your dog has amber eyes and it’s an Old English Sheepdog or American Eskimo Dog, forget about showing him or h...
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The Wetterhoun’s “Jewel”
As with so many breeds, it’s not certain what the precise origins are of the Frisian Water Dog, better known as th...
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We Got To Meet Her Granddaughter!
At the time the video below was made, National Purebred Dog Day was still an idea waiting to grow legs. We couldn’...
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Wired. No Rough. Wait, it’s a Griffon….or a Pointer?
When the breed moves out of the AKC’s FSS into the Miscellaneous Class and eventually advances into full recogniti...
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Until Pigs (or Saint Bernards) Fly…
We had just finished writing about Barry, the Saint Bernard, when we came across this tongue-in-cheek TV commercial for...
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“Noble Steed”
“Barry,” was the most legendary St. Bernard in history, a dog born the same year that Thomas Jefferson becam...
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